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A perplexing keynote
Posted on September 11, 2015 Leave a Comment
So Apple held there September Event on Wednesday and I’ve got to be honest; I’m a little perplexed. If you haven’t seen the keynote you can watch it here The rumours by en large proved true; the new Apple TV complete with SDK is definitely a welcome addition to the line up; and the iPhone […]
A Social Review of 2014
Posted on January 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
As we wave goodbye to 2014 and look forward to 2015 I find it fascinating to review how technology has changed and evolved society throughout the year and speculate what the future may hold. So heres 5 things to remember about 2014 and a few predictions for 2015. 5 things from 2014 1. 2014 was the year […]
A View Worth Admiring
Posted on June 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
I just couldn’t resist sharing this. This is my favourite photo of WWDC so far. You will also love this panorama
Technology and Customer Service
Posted on September 17, 2012 2 Comments
I had cause to visit my local Audi Dealership today at Cheshire Oaks earlier today. I’ve been considering a new car for some time and thought that today might just be the day. During my visit the customer service I received wasn’t what I would consider up to scratch – I was made to feel […]
Is Design More Important than Functionality?
Posted on September 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
I have worked for several years with developers and designers; arguments often rage between the two groups about what’s more important design or functionality. It’s also interesting to put clients into this mix. When demonstrating a new system it always fascinates me how end users react. Typically if the system “looks” visually stunning functional deficiencies […]
two Android’s and an iPhone
Posted on September 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
I’m in the process of developing a couple of apps for the Android platform. To anyone who knows me this is almost unthinkable as i’m the biggest Apple Nerd you will ever meet ….. well apart from my mate Andy Davies who I actually think wants to BE Apple! As i’m releasing apps for Android […]
Technology Statistics
Posted on September 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
There are currently more than 500,000 apps available on the Apple App Store (Apple, 2011). I was recently researching a presentation and I came up with some interesting stats that I found interesting: 1 in 3 adults in the UK now own a smart phone. There are 75,750,000 active mobile phones in the UK today […]
Great Devices
Posted on August 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
Over the past few days i’ve been giving a lot of consideration to what makes a device a “great device”. Take the concept of a mobile phone; I got my first mobile in 1998, to be blunt, it was a BT cellnet brick. At the time I thought it was the best thing in the […]
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